‘Lynne was always my hero’ – Mary & George actress Niamh Algar pays tribute after death of her sister

‘I always looked up to her, I always took advice from her’

Niamh Algar has had great family support. Photo: Joseph Serein

Chris Wasser

Niamh Algar is talking about ­family. It’s the first week of March, and Ireland’s busiest ­actress is home from London and visiting hers in Mullingar. “I see them quite regularly,” she says. “But I had a break in the schedule, so I came home for a little bit.”

We’re speaking over Zoom and it appears Niamh has somehow managed to convince the Algar clan to vacate the living room area. We’ll chat for an hour, and throughout that time she will discuss everything from her big break in London all the way through to a surreal gym session with a bona fide Hollywood legend.